Maheshwari Anuj, Verma Narsingh, Fatima Jalees, Tewari Ajoy, Kesavdev Jothydev, Singh Dhoat Preeti, Kaur Amrit, Gupta Amit, Srivastava Saurabh, Verma Abhinav, Maheshwari Shivangi, Ansari Sajid, Aggarwal Amitesh, Srivastava Abhishek, Arora Vanshika, Beaney Thomas, Clarke Jonathan, Poulter Neil R
Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Safedabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh 225003, India.
King George Medical University, Shah Mina Road, Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India.
Eur Heart J Suppl. 2024 Jul 24;26(Suppl 3):iii44-iii47. doi: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suae059. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that makes a major impact on early mortality and morbidity. Recognizing hypertension in the community, educating people about routine BP monitoring, and improving medication compliance are all important steps in detecting, controlling, and managing hypertension. During the course of 5 months, members of the Indian Society of Hypertension organized unique medical indoor and outdoor camps at 100 screening locations around India for the May Measurement Month (MMM) 2021 study. At every location, BP was measured three times, and a questionnaire was completed. Participants known to have hypertension before the study whether taking or not taking treatment were not included (not a normal pre-requisite for exclusion in MMM). The analysis included 15 045 participants in total. After calculating the average of the second and third BP measurements, 16.4% of participants were found to have hypertension based on ≥140/90 mmHg thresholds (2461 out of 15 045). 14.0% of females and 16.4% of males had hypertension. 16.4% of participants had undiagnosed hypertension and were not receiving treatment. The MMM screening campaign has the potential for identifying large numbers of people with undiagnosed hypertension and raising awareness of the importance of raised BP among the general public, medical professionals, policymakers, the government, and the media. Future BP screening campaigns should be larger in scope and involve follow-ups with past participants.
血压升高是心血管疾病的首要可预防风险因素，对早期死亡率和发病率有重大影响。在社区中识别高血压、教育人们进行常规血压监测以及提高药物治疗依从性，都是检测、控制和管理高血压的重要步骤。在5个月的时间里，印度高血压协会的成员在印度各地100个筛查地点组织了独特的室内和室外医疗营，用于2021年5月测量月（MMM）研究。在每个地点，血压测量三次，并完成一份问卷。研究前已知患有高血压的参与者，无论是否接受治疗，均不纳入（这不是MMM排除的正常前提条件）。分析总共包括15045名参与者。在计算第二次和第三次血压测量的平均值后，根据≥140/90 mmHg的阈值，发现16.4%的参与者患有高血压（15045名中有2461名）。14.0%的女性和16.4%的男性患有高血压。16.4%的参与者患有未确诊的高血压且未接受治疗。MMM筛查活动有潜力识别大量未确诊的高血压患者，并提高公众、医学专业人员、政策制定者、政府和媒体对血压升高重要性的认识。未来的血压筛查活动应扩大规模，并对过去的参与者进行随访。
